iRubric: Julius Caesar Summary rubric

Overview paragraph state necessary information.

Uses plot terms to transition body paragraphs.

Clear paragraph topic sentences.

Body contains the main plot events.

Concluding paragraph.

Transitions connect ideas chronologically.

Overviews paragraph includes most of the introductory information.

Includes most of the main plot events.

Uses most of the plot terms to discuss story events.

Conclusion present but not complete.

Overview paragraph includes some of the introductory information.

Includes some of the main plot events, but leaves out important events.

Uses some plot terms to discuss story events.

Weak conclusion

Overview paragraph too brief--missing information.

Includes too few plot events.

May not use plot terms or transitions.

Weak conclusion

Overview paragraph is missing.

No plot events, plot terms, or transitions.

Conclusion is missing.

Uses grade-level appropriate conventions for spelling, capitalization, titles, sentence structure, etc.

Uses present tense verbs.

Uses grade-level appropriate conventions for most of the writing with 1 or 2 errors.


Reverts to the wrong tense once or twice.

Uses grade-level appropriate conventions for some of the writing with errors or a chronic error.


Reverts to the wrong tense often.

Uses grade-level appropriate conventions in few areas of conventions, but a chronic error persists in more than one area.

Switches to the wrong tense most of the time.

The writing does not reflect careful editing/proofreading.

The writing was difficult to read.